ahmed abdalrady

Alone

Events / festivals

25 April 2013
ahmed would recommend this property

Liked: i really enjoyed my stay there...i went on this time to watch barcelona vs psg match ...it was very nice ,clean,secure,near the stadium,near the metro station ,there were a nice turkish retaurant nearby as well as many bakeries, the breakfast was good ,the stuff was very nice and helpful specially LAURA ...i recommend for all

Disliked: nothing

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Customer review

Alone

Sightseeing & culture

24 April 2013
Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Very helpful staff

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

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Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Sightseeing & culture

17 April 2013
Customer would recommend this property

Liked: friendly staff, breakfast provided, clean environment

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

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Liam Miller

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

01 April 2013
Liam would recommend this property

Liked: Secure lockers, great location if travelling by bus, very near to Sants, excellent service, good breakfast, nice rooms.

Disliked: Given that it is distant from the main nightlife areas it could improve on ways to connect travellers to the nightlife.

The property's response is...

Thank you for your nice rating! We are glad you enjoyed your stay! :)
You can get to the main nightlife areas easily by metro, and, when the metro stops running, there are night-buses running the whole night (every 20 minutes) connecting the area around the hostel with the center of the city and the Olimpic Port. I'm sorry as you didn't seem to get this information at the front desk, we try to inform everyone! :)
Hope to have you back in Alberguinn someday!

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Peng Wang

Alone

City break

29 March 2013
Peng would recommend this property

Liked: i really enjoyed my stay in this hostel; clean and safe, easy to get accessed by metro lines, nice neighbourhood.....

Disliked: dislike is not suitable for this hostel

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Customer review

Alone

Visiting friends or family

07 March 2013
Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The staff was absolutely friendly and helpful. The place was clean, modern and very well designed. The bathrooms were big enough so you would never had to wait to use a shower or a toilet. The location was great since it was very near the Sants train station and Plaça del Centre metro station.

Disliked: I think everything was ok and I will return to this place.

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Anesilina Carvalho

With friends / other travellers

Partying / nightlifeSightseeing & culture

12 November 2012
Anesilina would recommend this property

Liked: I definitely liked the stuffs at the reception, all spoke in english or spanish. Also the hotel is really modern, organised and clean.
Love the choices in breakfast and the fact that it is already included in the accommodation price.

Disliked: Just the location that is a little confusing at first.

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Stewart Aitken

Alone

Business / conference

24 September 2012
Stewart would recommend this property

Liked: Very secure and safe - lockers and keycards to enter your room. Close to Barcelona Sants railway station. There were several toilet and shower cubicles so never had to wait.

Disliked: Staff were helpful upon request but not very friendly. Usually a sound sleeper but the combination of creaky bunk beds, metallic lockers and a group of noisy Germans made it difficult to sleep.

The property's response is...

Thanks for your positive comments about Alberguinn!!
We're sorry about the noisy german group, we try to keep them under control but it's not always easy. Actually the next few days they were much quieter as we were aware of the issue and spoke to the tutors about it. Sorry that you only stayed 1 night and that was the noisy one.
Alberguinn

Disliked: Free breakfast was rather poor (bread and maybe cereal), bust mostly not really organizing social events. They are written on a chalkboard in the main room but never seem to materialize. Staff should be more enthusiastic about pulling this together.

The property's response is...

Hi !
We organize free activities every evening in the common area, like sangría workshop, films and so on. We are sorry that the day you stayed with us the receptionist couldn't do the activity, because it was the 23rd july, day of the Barça- Real Madrid match, so she received so many guests she almost couldn't left the reception! Moreover, the people in the common area preferred to see the match than to participate in the activity, you should have tell us you were interested!
Alberguinn

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Stephanie Staples

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap yearCity break

22 August 2012
Stephanie would recommend this property

Liked: So friendly! A cool place to stay in spain in the summer, free wifi and computers was wonderful!

Disliked: Nothing!

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Customer review

Alone

Sightseeing & culture

20 August 2012
Customer would recommend this property

Liked: -friendliness of the staff

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

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Lyssia Roussel

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

16 August 2012
Lyssia would recommend this property

Liked: Very home with kitchen and nice common room, computers, television, and socializing. Breakfast provided, which I loved since no other hostel I stayed at provided this, and it was a good breakfast. Common bathrooms for girls and boys, clean and spacious. Bedrooms have lockers and comfortable beds. VERY close to the central train station.

Disliked: Location was a little tricky to find, but if you follow their directions you will find it easy.

Alexis Trevethan

Disliked: Could have had a little bit more bench space for the bathrooms, but certainly not bad!

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Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap yearSightseeing & culture

14 July 2012
Customer would recommend this property

Liked: AIR CONDITIONING! If you go to Barcelona in the summer, this is the spot for you! The rooms are nice and cool and everything is so clean! Nice big washrooms with many showers! The kitchen is pretty big and so is the common area!

Gladys Guardia

Liked: Unfortunately I forgot to ask for her name, but the girl at the desk with all the sweet tats was so helpful. Asked her for a map, and she marked down close Metro Lines, places I should visit,etc. Any questions I had, she helped me out with. I stayed in a dorm of 14 and it wasn't bad. Everyone has their own decent size locker. Upon arrival, sheets were given so you know they were clean. I would reccomend this to anyone traveling to Barcelona

Disliked: It was a little tricky to find. Its on a corner on the second floor. I passed it twice, but it didnt seem like a bad location so I didnt really mind it.

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Hirenkumar Patel

Alone

Backpacking / gap yearSightseeing & culture

19 June 2012
Hirenkumar would recommend this property

Liked: I got to the hostel at 6:30 in the morning, and as soon as I got there I was welcomed, I was able to leave my luggage and the staff was very helpful and welcoming.
I liked the fact each person is given a individual locker and a key, to get in the hostels and rooms and your own locker key. I was able to leave important things in there like passport and some cash.
There are multiple showers and toilets in bathroom and I never had to wait to use either of them.
The rooms are big, and there are cool and very breezy and comfortable to sleep. Next to each bed there is a personal lamp which I was very impressed with. There are so many power extensions that every one can recharge their electronic gadgets and you never have to wait of use them.
Also the continental breakfast was also very good with good variety and there were people there ready to clean the tables as soon as someone was finished that way the tables and the area was always clean no matter when you came in to eat, that was very impressive. The location was not in the heart of downtown and the stores in the area were not open late night, but still it was close to the Sants Station and in the day you would have access to pretty much everything. I like also the fact that they had a lot of information on things to do and they had a bulletin board that lists things that were happening that day so it gave you a lot options on what to do and gave you ideas on activities and places to go where you can meet other like minded travellers like yourself.
There are a lot of things I like that i can keep writing on, the things I wrote about were what had impressed me the most.
But overall, what puts this place over the top is really the staff. Each and everyone of them were very friendly, and helpful and just had a great attitude and vibe that made this hostel very good. I would most definently stay here again.

Disliked: I didn't like that the reception closed at midnight (officially) but the staff was very cool and let you finish your things on the internet and would not kick you out.
There was only 1 laundy and dryer, so you would have to wait to use it at times, and also they have a rule that you cannot use it after 10pm which I didn't like since there is only one.

The property's response is...

Hi !
Thank you for your nice rating and comments!
Just wanted to explain you about the laundy. There is no 'rule' not to use it after 10pm, but we ask the people not to as it can be a bit noisy, and when the hostel is silent and people are already sleeping it can be annoying.
Moreover, the reception is open 24 hours! :) We close the kitchen at midnight and the living room about 1.00- 2.00 am, but there is always someone staying the whole night at the desk.
Hope to see you again someday!

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Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Beach / sunbathingSightseeing & culture

18 June 2012
Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The property was clean and the staff was very helpful. The lockers were free and the property felt safe. Close to the main train station.

Disliked: Had to take a metro to the city center

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SEUNG HEA NOH

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap yearSightseeing & culture

29 May 2012
SEUNG HEA would recommend this property

Liked: It has very good system. Their key card, free computers, shower area, breakfast and big locker was a big big plus.

Disliked: The location was the only problem small problem because it is pretty far from the city centre.

Liked: We stayed for 4 nights here. The staff are very friendly and helpful! (thanks a lot); location is good, just few minutes walk from 3 station exits (one of which is the main station that connect you to airport or other main cities); the room is clear and enough space with large locker (big backpack, no problem); also there is a kitchen with sufficient equipments as well.

Disliked: There are only 2 computers (with internet access) in the common area, sometime have to wait for a relatively long time to use. but it's not really a big problem; there seems not much restaurant to choose around at night; and the door closer is too noise when opening, you will surely be woken up by it when sleeping (even you open it very carefully...)

The property's response is...

Hi !
I see you stayed with us last year! :) Just wanted to let you know that we have solved some of the issues you did not like about the hostel then . There are 3 computers now in the common area and we have fixed the dorm's door so it doen't sound so much when closing.You should have asked us for advice about restaurants, there are many different option around the area!
Anyway, thank you for your comments, as you see we take good note and try to improve thanks to your feedback! :)

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Customer review

Alone

Beach / sunbathingSightseeing & culture

21 May 2012
Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The staff was friendly, helful and kind. I liked the included breakfast and the common areas- kitchen/ livingroom.

Disliked: I thought the womens bathroom could be a little cleaner. The air conditioning in my room was on very high most mornings and it was a little uncomfortable.
One suggestion- pan integral or a cereales like muesli offered at breakfast would be nice.

The property's response is...

Hi !
Thanks for rating Alberguinn Youth Hostel!
And thanks for the breakfast suggestions, we'll see what we can do! ;)
You should have tell us about the A/C in the room, we could have switched it off or put it softer. Please understand that it is difficult to keep a good temperature for everyone in a shared dorm , as some people feel hot and ask for lower a/c temperature when others think it's chilly, but we try to find a balance and keep everyone happy and comfortable! ;)
Alberguinn

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camila cid

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

12 May 2012
camila would recommend this property

Liked: Was a very clean place and the staff so nice.

Disliked: So much sounds in the night, it was dificult sleep

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Magni Freyr Ingason

Alone

Backpacking / gap yearSightseeing & culture

11 May 2012

Liked: really nice staff , really helpful

Disliked: showers , hard to meet new people , long way from downtown so you always had to be back by 12 midnight because metro stops at 12 midnight

The property's response is...

Hello!
Thanks for your comments!
We are very sorry we forgot to give you this information at the check-in, but of course there are alternative ways to the metro to come back at night! You should have asked at the front desk ! ;)
The metro stops running at midnight during the week, but after that you can use the "night Buses", buses running every 20 minutes coming to the hostel from the center, until the metro starts again.
Anyway, we hope you had a great stay in Barcelona!
Alberguinn